underprivileged
Example Sentences
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For millions of underprivileged children, it is the most nutritious - and sometimes only - meal they eat all day.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The Society for Community Organisation, an NGO that works with underprivileged groups, said the reform could help alleviate some of the worst living environments in Hong Kong.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
The casualties include Bijay Ghimere, the first mountaineer from Nepal's underprivileged Hindu Dalit community to scale Everest.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
He is the director of Camp Harmony, a nonprofit, volunteer-run sleepaway camp that provides free, weeklong summer experiences for underprivileged children ages 7 to 12, hosting about 400 per season.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
When Duncan was a boy, his after- school playmates were the underprivileged kids his mother cared for.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
